1 Oaklea, Welwyn, AL6 0PT
About 1 Oaklea
1 Oaklea is a semi-detached house in Welwyn (AL6 0PT). It has a recorded floor area of 295 m² (around 3175 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 295 m² the property is well over the postcode median (190 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Oaklea's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Oaklea has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2025ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey wrap around extension with alterations to fenestration
- Reference
- 6/2024/1659/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
1 Oaklea has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£851,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL6 0PT: £675,000 (2025–2017).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Oaklea homes
Floor Area for 1 Oaklea runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
27 (F)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
295 m²
Street avg 178 m²
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Oaklands Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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